Solar Technology & PV R&D News

Scientists from the University of Konstanz in Germany, Quaid-i-Azam University and Kohsar University Murree in Pakistan and Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China have actually fabricated an inverted perovskite solar cell with a passivation technique utilizing a mixed solvent vapor annealing technique based on ethylenediamine (EDA).

Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel have developed a new type of flexible, semitransparent solar cell through inkjet printing. This technology advances the use of photovoltaics in existing windows and offers higher efficiency and improved mechanical properties.

Researchers have actually discovered that transporting ions into specified pathways in perovskite products enhances the stability and operational efficiency of perovskite solar cells. The searching for leads the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and much more effective solar cell technologies suitable for practical use.

Penn State scientists use a new process called EM-FAST to create large perovskite devices in minutes, allowing for more efficient and cost-effective fabrication of next-generation solar cells.

A state-of-the-art solar energy laboratory has actually been released today at the University of Mauritius. The laboratory has been established with participation from Huawei Mauritius. The campaign belongs to a project described as the Park of Excellence in Solar Photovoltaic (PESP) at the University of Mauritius.

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) have found a way to stabilize perovskite solar cells using non-toxic metal-based capping materials. This paves the way for commercial use of perovskite cells, which, despite superior efficiency and lower production costs, contain lead, posing an environmental threat when decomposed. The researchers used the full precursor (FP) solution method, which allowed them to synthesize the capping layer of solar cells without lead. The zinc-based compound, PEA2ZnX4, was the most effective among the materials tested, and the process was more efficient than the half precursor (HP) method.

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and also TNO at Holst Centre have actually established a sensor that transforms light into an electric signal at an unbelievable 200% efficiency-- an apparently impossible figure that was accomplished through the exceptional nature of quantum physics.

Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications-computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells-is an abundant, normally occurring material. However, it is pricey to mine as well as to cleanse.

Researchers from Korea's Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Rochester in the U.S, and The Australian National University have actually boosted the photoresponsivity of a lead-halide perovskite for solar cell applications by 250%. They developed a perovskite film with a plasmonic substrate made from hyperbolic metamaterial and characterized it with transition dipole orientation.

Researchers from The University of Toledo, University of Washington, Northwestern University, University of Toronto and Empa-- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Products Science and Innovation, have actually attended to a significant difficulty standing in the way of the commercialization of halide perovskite solar cells - their durability - by finding a component that enhances adhesion and mechanical strength.

Making use of green light and a double-layered cell, Ph.D. scientist Riccardo Ollearo has generated a photodiode that has level of sensitivity that several can just imagine.

Scientists from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County are researching ways to make solar panels more efficient by using molecules found in plants, like chlorophyll, to convert sunlight into chemical energy. Learn more about the process and the potential of this sustainable energy source.

Physicists in the U.S. have solved the problem with the durability of perovskite solar cells, bringing the technology one step closer to powering solar panels in the consumer market. This solar energy news is an important breakthrough for the ongoing decarbonization of the world's economy.

QD Solar announces 24% efficiency for spin-coated perovskite cells and 23.2% efficiency for slot-die coated cells. These certified numbers have been developed for large scale manufacturing.

Scientists from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and also Technology (KAUST) have actually reported the results of an one-year outdoor test for a tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell they developed in 2020. They have located that the device retained greater than 80% of its initial performance throughout the testing period between April 2021 as well as April 2022.